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West Elm’s mismatched Enamel vases ($49 each) will lend a touch of Scandi-style to your tabletop; their quirky shapes and fun colours look best when clustered together. westelm.ca
Terracotta and earthenware planters from the Vessel Series (from $60 each) by Barter Design Co. (pictured here in designer Angela Robinson’s Vancouver condo) are left unglazed for a raw, natural look and feel. barterndesign.ca
Ferm Living’s Hexagon Brass vase ($90), with its flat edges and matte polish, will easily complement fresh blooms—and lend a subtle touch of glam to your space. espacedonline.com
The extra-large Begärlig vase (far right, $19) will easily hold a full bouquet, but it looks great with a minimal display of stems and buds, too. ikea.ca
Menu’s Willman Vase ($140), made from separate glass and concrete pieces, is as delicate as it is strong. shop.vanspecial.com
We featured the retro-chic Iittala Alvar Aalto vases (prices vary) in our 2017 trend report; now, with the release of two new colours—Moss Green and Aqua—we have an excuse to add a few more to our collection. designhouse.com
Sure…Crate and Barrel’s Wood Marble wine cooler ($60) is technically supposed to keep your vino at the perfect temp—but flowers look good in it, too. crateandbarrel.com
Fresh blooms are usually good for adding a pop of colour to neutral interiors, but with Ai Iridescent bud vase ($19), you can focus on more subtle greenery. cb2.com
Each Phil Cuttance-designed Faceture Straight Short vase ($169) is cast into a handmade mould and then manually manipulated to become a unique vessel. providehome.com
Alyssa Hirose is a Vancouver-based writer, editor, illustrator and comic artist. Her work has been featured in Vancouver magazine, Western Living, BCBusiness, Avenue, Serviette, Geist, BCLiving, Nuvo, Montecristo, The Georgia Straight and more. Her beats are food, travel, arts and culture, style, interior design and anything dog-related. She publishes a daily autobiographical comic on Instagram at @hialyssacomics.
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